Mision

Our Vision

To become Africa’s centre of excellence in policy-oriented research

Our Mission

To advance economic freedom in Africa through evidence-based decision making and capacity building—empowering entrepreneurs and governments to drive sustainable prosperity

Our Core Values

We are committed to ensuring independence of our thinking, its rigour and creativity. As a nonpartisan organization and a non-recipient of government funding, we maintain a rigorous, scientific approach to research, and a commitment to objective advice and analysis, accuracy and timely independent, well informed contribution to public debate.
We are committed to excellence in all we do and in all we are. Quality is at the core of everything we do at IPRA. We are committed to providing our clients and partners, and the general public with an excellent quality of service in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on providing objective advice and analysis, accuracy, precision and a commitment to high quality.
We are committed to service with professional integrity and to learning from others in humility. We listen; we are willing to change in response to constructive criticism and the changing needs of those we serve. We continue to pursue improvement in all that we do by encouraging creativity and innovation.
We are committed to accountability…to our supporters, partners and the public for the use of our time and resources. We are accountable to our supporters and partners, being honest, trustworthy and transparent in all we do. We are committed to making what we do consistent with what we say.

We are committed to collaboration. Collaboration is a core competence for our staff. It helps us to build consensus and global network to find sustainable solutions to policy challenges.
We are committed to data security. We understand the importance of protecting sensitive information. We work to ensure that all information and data shared with us is handled with the utmost care and confidentiality.

Our Impact

IPRA has come a long way since its inception in 2001. The Institute’s studies have helped provide the intellectual foundation for some of the major initiatives such as cross border initiatives in East Africa, food security initiatives in the Greater Horn of Africa, and tax reforms in Uganda.

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Training sessions conducted

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Professionals trained

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Conducted trainings in over 15 countries

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Years of global experience

Our Services

Policy Oriented Research

The Institute’s research programme reflects institutional collaboration with industry and governments and is grouped into six broad themes: Trade and Economic Integration; Tax Policy and Domestic Revenue Mobilization; Fiscal Policy and Sovereign Debt;

Training and Capacity Building

The Institute’s training programme targets professionals and high-level practitioners in industry, government, academia, and the media, who want to deepen their knowledge of topics in international trade and investment, and tax policy.

Advisory Services

In addition to research and capacity building, the Institute is committed to promoting social and economic development through its extensive consulting and advisory services in the field of international trade and investment, and tax policy, offered to government

We are a leading independent, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to advancing evidence-based policy solutions for sustainable economic development in Africa.

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